Is McCain toast?

Is Sen. McCain toast or will he pull a bun out of the oven that smells like a sweet roll?

I am not sure what direction this election will go. I have seen the polls, but the polls have been so inaccurate over the last few elections it is hard to determine if Obama's lead is that huge. I suppose that old adage "that we must wait and see" is still in play.

How many of you think the polls are correct, and how many of you think the polls are inaccurate?

Red States / Blue States - The real welfare recipients

As we have the debate on wealth distribution, let us go no further that which states are donor states versus the states that are the taker states.

It is a well known fact that seven nine percent of the donor states are blue states, while sixty nine percent of the taker states are red states. If states were people, that means the red states are welfare recipients.

The reason this happens is simple. The red states have two reasons, actually, that contribute to this situation.

1. The majority of red states are governed by conservative Republicans that think less taxes are
the answer to their states problems, until they need money to fund pet projects. When this
occurs, they run to the federal government for the answer.

2. You will not find many higher paying jobs in the red states. This is contributed to the idea that
unions and higher paying jobs are a burden to businesses that do maintain a presence in the
area. And many in the red states are still farmers or are attached to agriculture, where it is
more family based.

I can respect the farmers for not wanting their taxes to be increased based upon not knowing the crops pricing on any given year. But the over all culture of not believing in higher paying jobs is an interesting one.

As I have question some people in red states over the last five years, I have found a common theme - we are not entitled to higher paying jobs. This is an interesting concept that I have not found as common in the blue states.

I have been trying to figure out where this idea of asking a business owner to pay the employee more may come from. But as I started to get more input from people from red states, I found that many believe the concept borders on the ideology of Marxism or communism. People perceive by asking an employee for increased wages is a pseudo-unionized position which goes back to Marxism.

And now how does this effect the nation as a whole? By believing in less taxes, lower wages which presents a lower tax base, and recognizing the need for pet projects, but are unwilling to get the funds from within their own state, the red states have become the welfare states of America.

The question is what to do about it? The answer is simple. The Federal government should only give back what a state puts into the Federal coffers, however, if that state can show it is needed for a federally man-dated project, the project should be funded.

It is more complicated than I am providing in this article. If I were to detail it more in depth, I would lose many of you because of page length.

I have a link that might show the disparity in tax donor blue states and tax taker red states. It is an eye opener as well.

http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2004/09/red_states_feed.html

I realize that this is from the year, 2004, but the study is done every four years.

VPs - Any ones guess

With the conventions coming up for both parties, who are the V.P. choices going to be for each respective party?

With the Republicans, it looks like Mitt Romney; however, it appears many evangelicals are not sold on the former governor. They dislike the fact he is a Mormon, and they do not trust him on issues of abortion, gay marriage, and of course, religion.

So is Jidal out of Louisiana a viable candidate? If I needed an exorcise, he would be my first choice. And perhaps, that is what this nation needs at this time in history. It is that or an enema.

With the Democrats, it appears to be one of three - Tim Kaine, Evan Byah, or Joseph Biden. I can see an outside chance of it being someone else, but who would that someone be?

If you have an opinion on who you would choose if you were running for president, please place give it.

How bad is the economy?

As we listen to politicians, we hear a variety of answers on the subject of the economy. This is expected because this is the nature of politics, but what do you make out of it when economist are at odds with the economy debate?

My question to you - How bad is the economy, if it is bad at all?

Tony Snow - dies at 53

Tony Snow has succumb to the cancer that forced him to quit his press secretary duties under the Bush Administration. Mr. Snow was fifty three.

Though when it came down to political ideology, Mr. Snow and I would be at different ends of the spectrum, I always found him to be one of the better conservative news journalist. His humor, wit, and intellect kept him well above the rest.

Mr. Snow, you will be missed by this Democrat. My heart and condolences go out to your family and friends. Rest well, Mr. Snow.

With advisors like this, who needs enemies?

Phil Gramm has tripped on his proverbial pecker while commenting on those that are worried about the economy. He called this "a nation of whiners" whose economic complaints are mostly "mental".

Remember Phil Gramm was a Senator that was a Democratic Senator from Texas before he slid over to being a Republican. He had slipped many ill-advised resolution in bills prior to his retirement from the Senate. And in many cases, he created the debacles you see as of late. Check this website for clarity - http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2008/07/foreclosure-phil.html

This is a man that has done nothing but suck off the government's teat since he was born. And yet, he cries about less government in people's lives. Without the government, this man would have been on the unemployment line years ago.

Donations to Hillary from the Obama supporters...

If anyone has been paying attention, you will realize that the grand total that the Obama supporters have given to Hillary Clinton's debt of ten million dollars is ------------------

under $100,000 dollars.

It appears many are not willing to give money to Hillary. Is it because they dislike her to begin with, or is it because she created the debt by staying in longer than she needed to?

Many feel she could have saved herself from the debt if she would have bowed out earlier than she did.

What is your opinion?

State may be coming up short on unemployment benefits!

It was recently announced that thirty three states are dangerously close to running out on unemployment benefits for those that are on unemployment. And now, the federal government is about to extend the length of time a person can be on unemployment benefits.

What is going to happen to the people on unemployment? What will they do when they run out?
And what direction are we headed?

Jesse Helms the ultimate Conservative

Although I am the first to say I was not a fan of the Ultra-Conservative Senator from North Carolina; however, I admired him for his commitment to the cause in which he believed.

By its very nature, politics can create divisions among us. And in the Senate, Sen. Helms was very good at creating those divisions in both parties.

As my father said, "If you piss people off on all sides of an issue, you must have done something right."

My heart goes out to Mr. Helm's family and friends. May he rest, peacefully, and be allowed to reap all the awards in his heaven that he has sown.

Obama the Chameleon

For some of us that supported Obama since the beginning, we have had to refine our position on that support. It has been quite obvious that Obama is changing before our eyes, and if we wanted to have him change this much, we would have voted for Hillary.

Obama appears to be changing the very spots that he had promised to run his campaign upon, and now here we are stuck with a -- Chameleon.

Is there anyone else that feels the same way?